It’s ok, it’s ok, I know.
I have been there. When I was first married I did not even know how to turn on the oven. But a little youtube and hunger go a long way in the teaching department.
So, in honor of everyone out there who burns toast and forgets at add cheese to lasagna and says that scrambled eggs are their favorite only because that’s the only way they can make them… this is for you.
I want YOU to shine this holiday season.
I am going to share my favorite sugar cookie recipes of all time. I have made lots. I know what works and trust me on this one, this is by far the best sugar cookie recipe ever.
If you make this, people will be asking you for your recipe and they will be trying to sneak just one more.
I will also share my no fail sugar cookie icing recipe.
BONUS: I am also going to give you a secret tip in how to make beautifully decorated cookies.
Now… would you like to do this?
or this?
Its easy.
(please say the next sentence in your head without pausing just to get the full effect) Really and truly I cannot tell a lie I promise you from the bottom of my heart you can do this and you can do this well it really is easy.
Its just dots.
Get a zip lock bag, put some icing into it, cut off the tiniest tip possible from the corner of the bag and just put some dots on your cookie.
Do any design you want… I promise it will look good. Do a cross or a tree or a word or just outline the cookie in dots.
That is one of my favorite tricks! Dots. Lots and lots of dots.
Find more cookie ideas or inspiration!
Go forth and conquer!
Amazing Sugar Cookies and Sugar Cookie Glaze
Ingredients
Sugar Cookies
- 1 -½ cups Unsalted Butter
- 2 cups Granulated Sugar
- 2 whole Eggs
- 2 Egg Yolks
- 4 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
- 2 teaspoons Almond Extract
- 4 cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Sugar Cookie Glaze
- 1 cup Confectioners Sugar
- 1-3 tablespoons milk
- 1 drop fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon corn syrup
Instructions
- In a mixer, beat butter and sugar until well combined, about 2 minutes.
- Add in 2 eggs and 2 egg yolks and mix until combined.
- Add in vanilla and almond extract; mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking powder. Slowly (about a cup at a time) add flour to butter mixture and combine.
- Mix ingredients until they are combined, if you over-mix this dough it can get tough.
- Put dough in some Saran wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour, up to overnight.
- When you are ready to bake, heat oven to 350 degrees. Roll dough out (this can take some time as the dough is stiff), cut out cookies, and bake for 6-8 minutes. Some readers have also suggested chilling the cut out cookie dough before baking.
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Definitely a #1 tip… but some folks dont have one, so that is the easy free way! 🙂
I would make a square cake then shave off the edges to get an oval shape…like a lady bug. Cover it in red frosting, then go back and make a center line, then fill in with some black dots. Add some eyes and a couple antenna's and she'll never know the difference. I have never made one before, but I am sure you could find some easy pictures on google that you could use as a refference!
Blessings!
Amanda
I use pure almond extract… and in my opinion my recipe is WAYYYYYYY better then royal icing. I think royal icing gets to hard and doesnt have good flavor (although, Bridget at bakeat350 has some good options for that) and has an icky texture in your mouth… but it is easier to work with and looks pretty… so its a tough call!
P.S. Of COURSE I read your suggestion!! You inspire me all the time girl!
Thanks I will try that! I am preparing a post to show you my efforts at your cookies, i am sure youll get a kick outta it! Lol
My friend is coming over right now….she’s bringing the butter. I’ll post the pics soon!
ohhhh….I love secret tips. BTW, I was thinking of you today; made a big ole batch of chocolate chip cookies – nom nom nom…may post a pic to my blog.
Those are so cute! You make it look so easy…lol!
Hi! I am really excited to use this recpie. Just a quick question.
1. When the recpie calls for 2 Eggs, and 2 Whole Eggs are you asking for 4 whole eggs. Or 2 egg whites, and 2 whole eggs?
Sorry I’m really lost and can use all the help I can get.
Thanks for posting! First Christmas as a Mom trying to start things off right.
Oh Amanda, I just told myself I was not going to make cookies this year. And here you go sharing your recipe!
OK. I *might* make cookies.
And I might wait until next week when my daughter is home from school all day and can help me. That would be fun!
Oh Amanda, I just told myself I was not going to make cookies this year. And here you go sharing your recipe!
OK. I *might* make cookies.
And I might wait until next week when my daughter is home from school all day and can help me. That would be fun!